[rescue] Q: moving medium heavy things

[Dave McGuire]

On July 10, Torquil MacCorkle, III wrote:
> > No, don't go there.  I know some sound guys that
> > bent  warehouse roof truss that way.   It looks alot stronger
> > than it is.  I'm surprised it can hold up snow.
> 
> The Alcoa plant around here built some big warehouse next to their plant,
> then the weekend before it opened it snowed and the entire thing collapsed.
> Those things are *weak*.

  They're weak if they're cheaply constructed.  Trouble is, suits are
involved, so they usually are.  After all, why waste money on quality
construction of company facilities when you can do something important
like giving the VPs another raise.

       -Dave

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